Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Facts of Me


What a better way to ease back into the blogging world than with a pretty fun little link up.

If you haven't done it... do it so I can read your random facts!



Fact:  I have severe crowd rage.  
Yep, it's like road rage only in crowds.  I ABSOLUTELY hate crowds of people and if people get in my space and I feel trapped, I slightly lose my mind.   Hubs has become a pro and dragging me through crowds.

Fact:  I do not drink any kind of caffeine.  
Unless you count green tea.  But I don't drink that very often and right now not at all.... apparently green tea isn't good for baby.  But I have a tons of energy and none of it is due to caffeine.  I don't know how this happens.

Fact:  I am an introvert in disguise
I am very good at acting like an extrovert, but really I'm a HUGE introvert.  Funny side note, Hubby is really good at acting like an introvert but he's a huge extrovert... ahhh match made in heaven.  Once you get to know us you realize this.  But I'd take sitting at home with a book over a big night out any day.

Fact:  I'm almost 30 years old and my mom still buys over half of my wardrobe.
Yes, this is kind of an embarrassing fact.  But if it were up to me, I would never change my style.  My mom is ALWAYS sending me clothes to try and I pretty much wear everything she says.  Thanks, Mom, for still being my personal stylist.

Fact: I'm deathly afraid of heights
I avoid ferris wheels like the plague.  If I watch something on TV where someone is up high I have a panic attack, and I cry hysterically when my cousin tricks me into cliff jumping.

Fact:  I hate being pregnant
I know I should change this, but I have to be honest.  Of course I love the end result of being pregnant, but the whole process is not my cup of tea.  So God and I have regular attitude checks to get my butt in gear.

Fact:  When I was 16 yrs old, I got chased in a mall by people thinking I was Britney Spears
Yep, true story.  And the worst part is I started signing her name for autographs.  People wouldn't leave me alone or believe I wasn't her so I took the high road and falsified Britney's signature.   Right then and there I decided I would never aspire to be famous.  And I apologize to anyone who thinks they have a Britney autograph.



Blogging at One of My Favorite Blogs


Yesterday was kind of a big deal...
I got to blog over at a crazy awesome blog.

WIFESSIONALS



So in case you missed it, you must check out this wonderful blog and my 2013 resolution post!!!!!
Click HERE to join in the fun!



Sunday, January 20, 2013

Ending the Hiatus


I think I just took the longest blogging hiatus known to man.
It wasn't planned.
It just happened.

But I have a great excuse... really I promise.
Coming August 2013...



Yep, that's right, we're pregnant.
Currently 8 weeks a long and feeling very grateful.
After our miscarriage a couple of months ago, I was a little hesitant to share this.  
However,  I want to celebrate this life and ask for prayers that everything goes well.


Now let me be transparent here.
I've been SICK.  Like miserable, I want to give up sick.
This pregnancy is so different than our first.
Basically, because I have a beautiful spunky 2 year old to take care of, and a job to work, and a husband to love...  (hints the no blogging)
My sickness is an all day thing and very rarely do I get breaks, but thanks to a day off and a nap I'm feeling good enough to blog.
So I'm just pushing through and counting down the days until the first trimester is over.

We see the doctor in a little over a week, so please pray we have a healthy peanut in there.

And I promise to blog when I feel up to it.  :)


Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Guest Post From a Pretty Fantastic Gal



I'm so excited to introduce you to Ms. Katie.  She blogs over at Standpipe and Sprinkles and has one of the cutest little daughters EVER.  She is honest, smart and I absolutely love her writing style.

Once I get back from my trip home to Oklahoma we are getting together for a play date with our girls.  Because here is the funny thing, we're neighborhood neighbors!  Never met her before but through blogging we figured out we live about 5 miles away from each other... now that's why I love blogging.

So please enjoy Katie and go check out her blog!  She's pretty fantastic!




Ah, New Year's Eve. Is it a nostalgic time for you? It wasn't anything to get super excited about for me, growing up, but I still remember it so fondly. My parents didn't go out to dance and drink the night away. We didn't have any big, family New Year traditions. No, most nights, my mom would make a delicious appetizer (baked brie, anyone?), and we'd sip sparkling cider. We'd giggle and cuddle on the couch, and if by some miracle we made it to midnight, we'd watch the ball drop and make toasts with our Martinelli's. Mom and Dad would round up me and my younger sisters. To bed we'd go, and out we'd be, before our little heads even hit our pillows.

Today, New Year's Eve still means family. This year, my hubby Tim -- who's a driller on an oil rig in North Dakota -- will be driving home to me and our sweet baby girl, Maile. As sweet Jami knows, a different sort of celebration takes place when your spouse, who works an incredibly dangerous job, makes it home to his family! So, I couldn't be more ecstatic to ring in the New Year sitting in my PJs, probably snacking a little too much, and knowing that Miss Maile is sleeping soundly upstairs.

2012 was wonderful; it really was one of the best years of my life. I feel so blessed, being able to say that. For me, this was a year of personal growth. As was expected, my first full year of motherhood changed me. Having a child has a way of changing your priorities. Things that I once thought to be important have become insignificant, shallow, trivial. Like autumn leaves, one by one, these things fell away, and my life simplifies ever more as my focus narrows to being a more Christlike mama and wife. That was my 2012.


I am so looking forward to 2013. I love the New Year, and this might make you roll your eyes, but I think any opportunity for a fresh start is inspiring. Sure, January 1 is just another day, but it carries with it great symbolism. I'm not making any specific resolutions, but I am working on some things, and I'm excited to keep doing so ...

In 2012, Tim and I started to come into our own as parents. We celebrated five years of marriage. We had an amazing time in Northern California, for the wedding of one of Tim's childhood friends. I did my first DIY project -- sort of. We had a lot of fun family dates (most of them here). I started blogging. I became a "Mama Bear." I developed a serious case of "Mom Brain." We took a trip to the Sunflower State. Maile got the giggles, and really experienced her first snow

I learned that fatherhood makes your husband even sexier. That there's always something to be thankful for. We had an imperfectly perfect Thanksgiving celebration, not on the correct day, of course! I also had a much-needed girl's day, had our little blog redesigned, had a near-perfect evening with Maile, and took a family trip to Georgetown.

Maile actively tromped around a pumpkin patch, took part in her first neighborhood "pumpkin hunt," and happily dressed up for Halloween. Our sweet little girl turned one in May. We had a small, but wonderful, party for her. We had two photo sessions with our pal Lisa. (Is anyone else as obsessed with having pictures as I am? Even if I never order prints?) I cried for Connecticut, as we all did. We ended the year with lights and togetherness. 


It's amazing to look back, and then to think ahead to 2013, and imagine what great things God has in store for us. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for reading. And thank you to Jami for asking me to post here!

Happy New Year!
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